The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1887-08-04

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" Trained for ar Daty.
The various powers Of the dog have
been tried 10 their utmost IN Germany.
! viii be alriost incredihle ~ the In
habiisnts Of a city where SIR Henry
Bergh dwells that its sister German
city suffers the greatest cruelty 10 these
faithful attendants Of man without
raising a protesting voice True. there
is a society for the protection Of ani-
mails. TO which an American left 100
900 marks, but il seems one only in
name. have seen carts ut which an
OK might stare with horror. drawn by
two ordinary dogs and 4 woman. ali
three half dead under the load Eyes.
said one Of the owners. with whom ]
talked. 1T Is true; but a custom in
Berlin can not be changed No one
seems to care for them Men walk
along the Linden and listen to the
dogs howlings from the ever-ready
lash. and see their painting tongues.
without a word Of reprimand or SYM
pathy. The Germans have also found
another use for these worthy bruteS.
against which there IS nothing TO say.
Among the thousand and one inyen-
tons appliances. and wonderful uses
II men and beasts which German gem
ius has devised n defeat France in case
General Boulanger's successor becomes
unpleasant the dog plays a significant
role. employed - messenger and sen
tineL Experiments nave been made
for nearly year now. and have proved
highly satisfactory. The dog ms
NEWER Of the hunter battalion was de-
cidedly the most Interesting Of the re-
cent campaign. Several regiments
have been furnished with the German
shepherd dogs. known for their wis
dom the world over Each one Il a.
taehed. 20 to speak. 10 the person Of
soldier. in whom the dog soon reeog-
nizes his master. and who conducts his
training. While doing duty the dog IL
kept with the sentinel. and easily
learns the requirements 81 his post A
few Of the experiments performed be-
fore Colonel Won der Goltz Pacha. who
represented the Sultan at the ninetieih
birthday Of the Emperor. and has since
remained to witness the reviews. were
snrpr sing A soldier. taking the dos
from the sentinel. marched Of on n re.
eonnoitering expedition. After writ
ing his observations and placing
them in a cask about the neck Of the
brute, the latter was told 10 return r.
his master. which he did in an astoL-
ishingly short time. Ohe dog employ
ed in this service arrived al his post ten
inmates before a mounted Uhlar !
charged with the same Instructions |
though the latter rode at a desperate |
speed. But even more than this wa, |
accomplished. With a message tied |
about his neck. as in tho former case /
the dog was told 20 seek = distaHi
sentinel and bring n return answer /
This he did with great speed. carrying !
his message directly 10 his master with |
ont fail.
Il is alittle wonder that Paeha Ghtz .
was surprised at the success of the ex- /;
periments given in mis- honor Aud .
they are truly wonderful for the pres !
EN-. though bidding fair to become s
commonplace institution in that great F
machine-the German army. The +
consequences aud possibilities Of the .
shepherl-,lOg service are apparent 10 I
all who know anything Of military 4
science, and make their citation super. I
fiUjus. One thing is certain. that
future war between Germanv and any I
Of its neighbors will not be conducted .
without its dOg-regiment which. though .
not employed in concerted action. will /
perform service more valuahle than /
the cats of ancient EgyPt.-BerliR Cor
~ T. Tribune